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Creative salary in Los Angeles

Employer-stated pay · updated Sep 24, 2026

Creative pay in Los Angeles is measured from 83 postings where the employer stated pay. The best-evidenced figure is entry-level, where 50 postings put the middle half between $65,000 and $99,000, with a median of $84,000.

Pay moves with seniority here: entry-level around $84,000, mid-level around $95,500, senior around $110,304, lead around $163,900.

Against the 7 other measured markets for creative at entry-level, this sits below 2 of them; San Francisco leads at $130,000.

2 of these ranges rests on fewer than 10 postings, so read them as a strong hint rather than a benchmark; the sample column shows exactly what backs each number.

25 creative roles are open in Los Angeles right now, 18 listing pay.

LevelMarket rangeMedianSample
Entry $65,000 – $99,000 $84,000 50
Mid $88,902 – $98,750 $95,500 7hint
Senior $96,000 – $112,500 $110,304 9hint
Lead $155,000 – $180,000 $163,900 17

Entry is junior titles. Mid is mid-level and manager titles. Senior is senior titles. Lead is director, VP and above. Rows marked hint rest on fewer than 10 postings: read them as a hint, not a benchmark.

Ranges span the 25th to 75th percentile of employer-stated base pay for the level. Median is the 50th percentile. Sample is the number of postings measured.

Open creative roles in Los Angeles · 18 with stated pay

Pay marked e is our estimate. Everything else is the employer's own figure.

this job's payour estimatewhere most pay sits here, $80,000–$175,000scale $40,000–$250,000

Senior Associate, Creative Services LA28 (Web) · Los Angeles New $73,000–$98,000 1d ago Associate Creative Producer ATOMS Careers page · Los Angeles $66,000–$78,000 9d ago Associate Creative Producer Otter · Los Angeles $66,000–$78,000 9d ago Creative Lead Antares · Los Angeles $112,000–$150,000 2w ago Associate Creative Strategist TubeScience · Los Angeles $60,000–$85,000 2w ago Creative Director - AntiSocial Thinkingbox · Los Angeles $160,000–$200,000 2w ago Creative Assistant to Founder & Chief Creative Officer ANINE BING · Los Angeles $60,000–$70,000 3w ago Senior Creative Strategist On Board Experiential · Los Angeles $95,304–$125,304 5w ago Creative Producer Nen Creative · Remote · US $80,000–$100,000 6w ago Creative Director, Digital Universal Music Group · Los Angeles $96,660–$150,000 6w ago Creative Director On Board Experiential · Los Angeles $140,000–$220,000 6w ago Sr. Creative Strategist Thrive Causemetics · Los Angeles $90,000–$130,000 2mo ago Associate Creative Director Tubi · Los Angeles $135,000–$192,800 2mo ago Senior Manager, Creative Services Warner Music Group · Los Angeles $85,000–$100,000 3mo ago Creative Director, Post Production TubeScience · Los Angeles $105,000–$140,000 5mo ago (Senior) Creative Strategist TubeScience · Los Angeles $90,000–$150,000 7mo ago Creative Director, Interactive Digital Experiences monks · Los Angeles $150,000–$175,000 7mo ago Creative Strategy Lead (Director) TubeScience · Los Angeles $110,000–$200,000 17mo ago Creative Technologist, Media & Entertainment Adobe · Los Angeles In listing 6d ago Associate Creative Director (Organic Social) We Are Social · Los Angeles $155,000–$180,000e 6w ago Creative Design Intern Fuser · Los Angeles $65,000–$99,000e 2mo ago Creative Director Crown + Conquer · Los Angeles $155,000–$180,000e 2mo ago Head of Creative Production SKIMS · Los Angeles $155,000–$180,000e 3mo ago Creative Director (Social) Known · Los Angeles $155,000–$180,000e 5mo ago Associate Creative Director (Design) Day One Agency · Los Angeles $155,000–$180,000e 8mo ago

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